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• Competitive salary with packaging benefits
• Career development opportunities
• Proud winner at the 2024 Illawarra Business Awards

Make a difference in your career while enjoying a balanced life, surrounded by leaders who value your contributions and support your growth.
Employee Relations Manager | Albion Park Rail (relocating to Oak Flats in early 2025)
Most of us want to know we’re doing work that matters. But a lot of us struggle to build careers that allow for it, so we end up working long hours in demanding roles.

At Warrigal, you’ll get to swap the hustle for a career with purpose. One that makes a positive difference to the lives of older people and their families.
For us, there’s no greater honour. When we bring joy and quality of life to older people, we give them the dignity, community, and belonging they deserve. We allow them to enjoy better quality time and build lasting memories with their families, and we create a society that celebrates and respects aging.
No matter your role at Warrigal, each one of us is contributing to this legacy, ensuring it’s passed down from generation to generation.
The opportunity | Here's how you’ll do that as a Employee Relations Manager
In this role, you’ll be responsible for managing employee relations to create a positive and supportive work environment. You’ll address grievances, negotiate agreements, and ensure compliance with employment laws. Additionally, you’ll have the opportunity to develop and implement our pay and benefits framework, ensuring we offer competitive and fair packages that attract and retain the best talent. Your efforts will directly contribute to building a workplace where everyone feels valued and supported.
The benefits

• Hourly rate: $46.62- $69.82 - based on experience + packaging benefits + super
• Not For Profit salary packaging benefits – pay up to $18,550 less tax per year, meaning more money for you
• Flexible working – including career break schemes, additional purchased leave and more
• Commitment to on-going professional and career development opportunities including training on employee and industrial relations
• Subsidised access to your local gym and 200+ more across the country with a Fitness Passport
• 24/7 access to mental, physical, social and financial support via the Life Works app

The requirements
Essential:

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Industrial Relations, Business Administration, or a related field.
• High level of experience in employee relations, industrial relations, or compensation management.
• In-depth understanding of employment laws, regulations, and frameworks, including the Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth).
• Demonstrated ability to collaborate effectively with managers and resolve employee relations issues.
• Strong communication and negotiation skills.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving capabilities.
• Current NSW driver’s licence and willingness to travel to other Warrigal locations as required.

Desirable:

• Familiarity with the aged care industry.
• Experience with Human Resources Information Systems (HRIS).
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications (Word, Excel, Power Point, and Office 365).

What our people love about working here:
A focus on purpose over profit: As a not-for-profit organisation, our leaders and board care deeply about the vision. What’s in the best interests of older people always trumps profits. Everything goes back into the business. And everything you do has a meaningful impact in the local community.
A supportive, passionate culture: It’s a community filled with inspiring, big-hearted people. We back each other, listen without judgement and lead with kindness, respect and unwavering support - for our customers, residents and each other. This is encouraged from the top down and worked hard at – every day.
Leaders who value you: It’s important you feel valued. To us, this is not a one-off task. But a commitment to creating an environment where you feel seen, heard and valued – every day. Leaders and managers go out of their way to understand you, respect your opinions and hear what you have to say. This creates greater unity and collaboration with each other.
One team, united in our purpose: We support older people to have great lives. We put older people first in everything we do. On an everyday level, we help them age with dignity, independence, happiness and connectedness. On a big picture level, we’re challenging ageist thinking in Australia. This is the Warrigal Way.
Who we are | A community who cares
Warrigal has firmly established itself in the aged care community for over 60 years. We’re proud of the diverse range of retirement living and aged care services we’ve built up in that time, but we still have the same appetite to grow and innovate. Meaning, you’ll have the chance to move around, get promoted or explore different areas across our expanding business in Illawarra, Southern Highlands, Queanbeyan, and Canberra – if that’s what you want.
Do work that matters to you
This is your chance to do work that matters, and make a meaningful difference to the lives of Australia’s older community – now and in the future.
JOIN US AND BE THE DIFFERENCE
We encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait islander people, workers of all abilities, ages and people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds to apply and join our community.
Are you keen? Then don’t delay applying. We review applications as we get them and will close the vacancy once we find the right person.
Got questions? You can contact the recruitment team on vacancy@warrigal.com.au but please don’t send applications through email – we can’t accept them.
If successful, you may be asked to do a medical, National Criminal History Check or NDIS Worker Screening Check, and provide references.